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Table 4 Comparison of protective and un-protective attitudes and practices with race/ethnicity

From: Psychosocial health of school-aged children during the initial COVID-19 safer-at-home school mandates in Florida: a cross-sectional study

Attitudes

n = 280

Agree

Disagree

Don’t know

p-value

No (%)

No (%)

No (%)

 

I am worried about getting infected with the COVID-19 virus.

176 (63%)

82 (29.3%)

22 (7.9%)

0.030a

I feel confident I can prevent myself and my family from becoming infected with the COVID-19 virus if it becomes more widespread in Florida.

151 (53.9%)

64 (22.9%)

65 (23.2%)

0.275

I know what actions to take to prevent myself and my family from becoming infected with the COVID-19 virus.

256 (92.5%)

9 (3.2%)

12 (4.3%)

1.000

I support a government-imposed mandatory quarantine for those who are infected with the COVID-19 virus.

266 (95.0%)

4 (1.4%)

10 (3.6%)

0.697

I support voluntary home quarantine for up to 2 weeks for people who have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19.

275 (98.2%)

1 (0.4%)

4 (1.8%)

0.064

I support postponing or canceling mass gatherings such as concerts, festivals, and sporting events.

268 (95.7%)

4 (1.4%)

8 (2.9%)

0.325

I support closure of K-12 schools if any student, staff member, or teacher is found to have COVID-19

251 (89.6%)

11 (3.9%)

18 (6.4%)

0.184

If I were exposed to and could possibly be infected with the COVID-19 virus, I would be willing to quarantine myself at home for 2 weeks until I was sure I was not infected in order to prevent others from getting COVID-19 from me.

278 (99.3%)

0 (0%)

2 (0.7%)

0.103

Practice

Yes

No

p-value

No (%)

No (%)

 

In recent days, are you washing your hands with soap and water more often than normal?

262 (93.6%)

18 (6.4%)

1.000

In recent days, are you using more disinfectants, such as hand sanitizers and cloth wipes?

252 (90.0%)

28 (10.0%)

0.878

In recent days, are you avoiding shaking hands or other physical contact with others outside your home?

277 (98.9%)

3 (1.1%)

1.000

In recent days, have you adhered to other social distancing guidelines, such as avoiding meetings of more than 10 people and keeping a distance of 6 ft apart?

279 (99.6%)

1 (0.4%)

1.000

In recent days, have you bought larger amounts of staple foods (flour, sugar, pasta, rice, canned food) than normal?

148 (52.9%)

132 (47.1%)

0.042a

  1. aFisher’s Exact Test. p-value< 0.05